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Wayne State’s Brad Guenther and Ashland’s Jake Baldwin Named 2013 GLIAC Baseball “Player of the Year” and “Pitcher of the Year”

Wayne State’s Brad Guenther and Ashland’s Jake Baldwin Named 2013 GLIAC Baseball “Player of the Year” and “Pitcher of the Year”

GVSU’s Kelly Named “Freshman of the Year,” GVSU’s Detillion Tabbed “Coach of the Year”

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BAY CITY, Mich. -- Wayne State University senior catcher Brad Guenther (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline) was named the 2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) baseball “Player of the Year” by the league’s head coaches in all-conference balloting. Ashland University sophomore Jake Baldwin (Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere) was named the 2013 GLIAC baseball “Pitcher of the Year.”

The coaches named Grand Valley State rookie Patrick Kelly (Brookfield, Ill. / Nazareth Academy) the conference’s “Freshman of the Year,” while Jamie Detillion, head coach of Grand Valley State’s baseball team, was tabbed the “Coach of the Year.”

  Guenther has been named the 2013 GLIAC “Player of the Year” after posting a program record 101 career walks. Guenther ranks second all-time at WSU with 153 runs, tied for fifth all-time with a .986 career fielding percentage, seventh all-time with 190 games played and his 185 hits ranks ninth in program history. He is a two-time GLIAC “Player of the Week” this season. He is currently sixth in the GLIAC in batting average (.361), third in hits (57), second in doubles (14), second in slugging percentage (.589), second in walks (33), second in runs (44), third in on-base percentage (.490) fourth in home runs (6) and tied for fifth in RBI (36). He is the fourth Wayne State student-athlete to receive the award and first since Frank Jeney in 2005. In 2012 he was named All-GLIAC Second Team.
 
Baldwin has been named the 2013 GLIAC “Pitcher of the Year” after going a  perfect 6-0 on the  season. The sophomore has tallied one save on the year. His 1.38 ERA leads the GLIAC, and he is fourth in the conference in strikeouts (59).  The Madison Heights, Michigan native has started 10 times and has appeared in 12 games in 2013. Baldwin has pitched 65.1 innings during the 32-16 season for the Eagles. He has allowed 54 hits, and 14 runs while holding opposing batters to a .218 at bat average. Baldwin was named GLIAC “Pitcher of the Week” once this year and plays a pivotal part in pitching for an AU team that ranks first in the Midwest Region.

Kelly has been named the 2013 GLIAC “Freshman of the Year” after going 5-3 with a 2.26 ERA in eight starts, striking out 28 and issuing only eight walks in 55.2 innings of work this season. Against GLIAC opponents, Kelly was 5-1 with a 1.75 ERA in seven starts. He had five of his GLIAC starts end with allowing one earned run or fewer. Kelly is the sixth Laker to earn the GLIAC Freshman of the Year award, the second pitcher, and it is the third straight year that a GVSU player has won the award.

Detillion has been named the 2013 GLIAC “Coach of the Year” after leading the Lakers to the GLIAC regular season title in his first year at the helm. The Lakers went 22-7 in conference play this season and won their 10th GLIAC crown in the last 11 years and their 17th overall. GVSU’s 28-14 overall record this year is the second-best for a Laker head coach in his first year. It is the eighth time that the GVSU head coach has been named the GLIAC Coach of the Year, and it is the third time that a first-year coach for the Lakers has had the honor.

A complete list of the 2013 All-GLIAC baseball teams is below:

2013 GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Teams and Postseason Awards 

 Player of the Year:  Brad Guenther - Wayne State

Pitcher of the Year:  Jake Baldwin - Ashland

Freshman of the Year: Patrick Kelly - Grand Valley State 

Coach of the Year: Jamie Detillion - Grand Valley State
 

GLIAC Baseball All-Conference First Team

Pos.

Name

School

Year

B/T

Hometown/Previous School

DH

Anthony Raschilla

Ohio Dominican

Jr.

R/R

Girard, Ohio / McDonald

C

Brad Guenther

Wayne State

Sr.

L/R

Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline

1B

Tyler Gray

Ashland

Jr.

R/R

Plain City, Ohio / Jonathan Alder

2B

Kevin Zak

Grand Valley State

So.

R/R

Novi, Mich.

SS

Kenny Davis

Wayne State

Sr.

R/R

Wyoming, Mich. / Grand Rapids CC

3B

Stephen Claypool

Grand Valley State

Sr.

L/R

Carleton, Mich. / Ball State

INF

Bob Suitca

Malone

Sr.

L/R

Homeworth, Ohio / Marlington

OF

Kasey Koster

Wayne State

Sr.

L/R

Portage, Mich. / Purdue North Central

OF

Chris Rudenga

Grand Valley State

Sr.

R/L

South Holland, Ill. / Illiana Christian

OF

Blake Schmenk

Findlay

Sr.

L/R

Perrysburg, Ohio / Owens C.C.

OF

Alex Sortwell

Ashland

Jr.

R/R

San Mateo, Calif. / Canada College

SP

Jake Baldwin

Ashland

So.

R/R

Madison Heights, Mich. / Lamphere

SP

Alex Pierse

Wayne State

Sr.

L/L

Clinton Twp., Mich. / De La Salle

SP

Kyle Teague

Grand Valley State

Sr.

R/R

Oxford, Mich. / Valdosta State

SP

Brad Thomas

Ashland

Sr.

R/R

Orrville, Ohio / Orrville

RP

Brad Zambron

Grand Valley State

Sr.

L/L

Waterford, Mich. / Brother Rice

 

GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Second Team

Pos.

Name

School

Year

B/T

Hometown/Previous School

DH

Mackenzie Hampshire

Ashland

Fr.

R/R

Delphos, Ohio / Elida

C

Kyle Tisdale

Ohio Dominican

So.

R/R

Uniontown, Ohio / Lake

1B

Giancarlo Brugnoni

Grand Valley State

Jr.

R/R

Grosse Pointe, Mich./De La Salle

2B

Matt Gundlach

Ashland

Sr.

R/R

Monroeville, Ohio / Sandusky Perkins

SS

Austin Walts

Ashland

So.

R/R

Amherst, Ohio / Amhest Steele

3B

Cody Blood

Lake Erie

Sr.

R/R

Conneaut, Ohio / Conneaut

INF

Ryan Rovnak

Ohio Dominican

Sr.

L/R

Poland, Ohio / Poland Seminary

OF

Andrew Bonnette

Walsh

So.

R/R

Tallmadge, Ohio / Tallmadge

OF

Jossue Delgado

Ohio Dominican

Jr.

R/R

Barinas, Venezuela / 25 De Mayo

OF

Aaron Lindgren

Lake Erie

So.

L/L

 Willoughby, Ohio / Willoughby South

OF

Jake Oard

Northwood

Sr.

R/L

Beaverton, Mich. / Beaverton

SP

Anthony Campanella

Grand Valley State

Sr.

R/R

Carol Stream, Ill. / Elgin C.C.

SP

Patrick Kelly

Grand Valley State

Fr.

R/R

Brookfield, Ill. / Nazareth Academy

SP

Jared Messer

Malone

Sr.

R/R

Massillon, Ohio / Perry

SP

Ethan Vasiliauskas

Wayne State

Sr.

R/R

South Rockwood, Mich. / Jackson CC

RP

Clayton Ruch

Wayne State

Jr.

R/R

Pemberville, Ohio / Owens CC
 

GLIAC Baseball All-Conference Honorable Mention Team

Pos.

Name

School

Year

B/T

Hometown/Previous School

OF

Austin Erb

Ashland

Sr.

L/L

Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover

3B

Wade Kaido

Ashland

Jr.

R/R

Zanesville, Ohio / Zanesville

SS

Reid Rothenbuhler

Findlay

Jr.

R/R

Cygnet, Ohio / Elmwood

P

Preston Zachrich

Findlay

Sr.

L/L

Ayersville, Ohio / Ayersville

OF

Mike Nadratowski

Grand Valley State

So.

L/L

Canton, Mich. (Plymouth)

OF

Jamie Potts

Grand Valley State

So.

L/R

Ravenna, Mich. / Muskegon Oakridge

P

Kris Morris

Hillsdale

Sr.

L/R

Commerce, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary's

OF

Mike Vanchieri

Hillsdale

Sr.

R/R

Chicago, Ill. / Benet Academy

1B

Zak DeCamp

Lake Erie

Fr.

R/R

Gahanna, Ohio / St. Francis DeSales

P

Brad Raley

Lake Erie

Jr.

R/R

Hinckley, Ohio / Highland

INF

Taylore Baker

Malone

Jr.

R/R

Canton, Ohio / Northern Kentucky Univ.

P

Jesse Coblentz

Malone

Sr.

R/R

Hartville, Ohio / Lake Center Christian

1B

Eric Altman

Northwood

Jr.

R/R

West Bloomfield, Mich. / St. Clair

2B

Cody Rogers

Northwood

Jr.

L/R

Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley

INF

Vince Bartolone

Ohio Dominican

So.

R/R

Broadview Heights, Ohio / St. Edward

P

Dan Mooney

Ohio Dominican

So.

R/R

Wauconda, IL / Carmel Catholic

2B

Dylin Eschenburg

Saginaw Valley St.

Fr.

R/R

Shelby Township, Mich. / Utica Eisenhower

OF

Brad Schalk

Saginaw Valley St.

So.

R/R

Sterling Heights, Mich. / Bishop Foley

P

Nick Rodesky

Tiffin

Sr.

L/R

Bowling Green, Ohio / Bluffton

C

K.C. Weber

Tiffin

Sr.

R/R

Pataskala, Ohio / Wright State

1B

Forest Boggs

Walsh

Sr.

S/R

Suffield, Ohio / Mercyhurst

3B

Trevor Smith

Walsh

Sr.

R/R

Parma, Ohio / Holy Name

INF

Jeremy Carrell

Wayne State

Fr.

R/R

St. Clair, Mich. / St. Clair

P/1B

Kyle Zimmerman

Wayne State

So.

R/L

Frankfort, Mich. / Frankfort